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BioWare and Irrational have partnered up, to deliver news and raise awareness of Freedom Force vs The Third Reich to the BioWare community and to the RPG commmunity in general. This new development also allows customers in the United States to purchase the game via <a href=http://store.bioware.com/products/freedomforce.html>BioWare's online store</a>.
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<blockquote>BioWare has teamed up with Irrational Games to help promote the launch of Irrational's new release, the super-powered epic Freedom ForceÂ® vs. The 3rd Reich. This new partnership is a direct result of BioWare's mission to deliver the best story-driven games in the world and seek out other game developers that share this vision. Both companies see an opportunity to combine their strengths as developers and as community innovators to benefit their loyal community members. BioWare aims to raise awareness of this great title through the BioWare Online Store and the BioWare Community.</blockquote>
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On top of that, BioWare has conducted an <a href=http://www.bioware.com/biozone/articles/2005_03_08_freedomforce/index.html>interview with Irrational's Ken Levine</a> on the very subject of the game.
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Thanks <b>MarFish</b>

All of those wankers who keep going on about how Obsidian consists of Biobitches or BioJRs need a reality check. Obsidian can't make its own titles until it firmly establishes itself as an industry player. It's as simple as that.

Well seeing as Irrational also fund their own game development, it certainly looks as if this alliance could eventually lead to some combined effort betwreen developers to completely remove themselves from having to rely on publishers to get their games on the shelves.

It's a freakin RTS where you can edit the statistics and abilities of your units.

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It's as much an RPG as BG or KOTOR series of games. So it doesn't have "auto-pause". Big whoop. It's still an RPG and a damn fine better one than either BG. Might as well say the same about Star Wolves. Same basic gameplay, really. Only difference is you get to choose the order of your missions SOMETIMES in Star Wolves.

Saint_Proverbius said:

Surpassing the stories of Episode I and II is kind of like entering a Ferrari in a Yugo race. Not a whole lot of challenge there.

Yeah, having some actual freedom in the missions would have been quite cool in Freedom Force, (and probably FF vs the Third Reich). I hope that they remember to include that in a possible sequel to FFvsTR.

Exitium said:

Bioware will be criticized for supporting its products. Just as Troika will be commended for not supporting its own games, rather than chastised. Welcome. Allo unt vilkommen to der Codex. Bienvenue.

Isn't Irrational a Canadian developer? It doesn't come as too much of a surprise that Irrational and BioWare are supporting each other if that's the case.

As for Volourn's assertion, is BioWare a financial juggernaut now or are they just sitting comfortable for awhile? If they really are on top of the world financially, I could certainly see them taking on a limited role as a publisher in the future.

-Reklar
(a Fallout/RPG fan)

"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." -Elbert Hubbard

It's as much an RPG as BG or KOTOR series of games. So it doesn't have "auto-pause". Big whoop. It's still an RPG and a damn fine better one than either BG. Might as well say the same about Star Wolves. Same basic gameplay, really. Only difference is you get to choose the order of your missions SOMETIMES in Star Wolves.

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Atleast in KOTOR, BG and Star Wolves you have dialog choices...

I really like the game, but it's retarded how people call it an RPG, really.

FFvsTR is basically exactly the same as the first, with a different story...

and actually, the gameplay itself gets a little boring after a while - but the story and dialogue really helps make you want to play through to the end

there are also some wonky issues with the custom hero management... and they can be a total campaign killer (which is a bigtime bummer for sure)

all in all, the GAME ITSELF isnt really that fun after you have played it for a few days... because its so simplistic - there arent enough challenging boss battles, just alot of diablo-style room clearing

i dont really think it deserves the review scores its been getting, but it is an ok game overall... if it didnt have the story, humor, and charm of the superhero thing it would be a total peice of shit